For years, many academics have questioned the importance — even the justice — of requiring college students to master standard English. The discussion 20 or 30 years ago was about a student’s right to ...
Slang is a word to describe some of the everyday, informal language that you generally use with friends or family.For example, the word ‘mate’ is slang for the Standard English word ‘friend’. Or, if ...
TEACHING ENGLISH as a first language is not easy—many youngsters leave school feeling they never quite mastered its finer points. Recently some commentators have been wondering whether the standard ...